Patents by Inventor Yoshio Mitsumoto

Yoshio Mitsumoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6864471
    Abstract: A plurality of slots are provided so as to be located between a thin plate flexible opening section screen member and a heating chamber wall surface 1 for allowing insertion of the opening section screen member. A gently-curved bulging surface exists in an area where the heating chamber wall surface 1 and the opening section screen member 5 are mated together. As a result, residual warpage which would otherwise remain when the opening section screen member is warped for attachment becomes invisible, thereby preventing occurrence of clearance, which would cause sparking or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshio Mitsumoto, Takahide Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20040188431
    Abstract: A plurality of slots are provided so as to be located between a thin plate flexible opening section screen member and a heating chamber wall surface 1 for allowing insertion of the opening section screen member. A gently-curved bulging surface exists in an area where the heating chamber wall surface 1 and the opening section screen member 5 are mated together. As a result, residual warpage which would otherwise remain when the opening section screen member is warped for attachment becomes invisible, thereby preventing occurrence of clearance, which would cause sparking or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Yoshio Mitsumoto, Takahide Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 4880952
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heat cooking apparatus having a flat heater firmly attached to an outside surface of the wall surface of the heating chamber the flat surface being composed of flatly configured heating elements with a heat-proof insulator therebetween. Also, by forming a non-metallic layer on the inner surface of the metallic wall surface facing the heating elements, heat from the heater is efficiently and uniformly conducted so as to perform uniform heating and high heat-cooking efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumi Hirai, Mitsuo Akiyoshi, Yoshio Mitsumoto, Ichiroh Hori
  • Patent number: 4870896
    Abstract: A heating and cooking apparatus has a kneading trough detachably installed in a heating chamber of the apparatus and provided with a handle for easy carrying for a user. Since both the kneading trough and a portion to be engaged with the kneading trough in the heating chamber are formed square, the force in the rotating direction during the operation can be positively received by the corners, thereby enhancing the strength of the apparatus, without rattlings or wearing-out or disengagement of the engaging portion therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Asahina, Mitsuo Akiyoshi, Yoshio Mitsumoto, Satoru Kodama, Masaharu Tsujimoto
  • Patent number: 4745246
    Abstract: A high frequency heating apparatus wherein oven heating and grill heating are performed by means of a flat heating element, and no heater and projections such as an insulator for holding a heater are provided, whereby, when high frequency microwave energy is supplied to the heating chamber with an oven plate placed in the heating chamber, abnormal heating such as local heating and sparks do not occur. Also, with the oven plate placed in the heating chamber, heating can be performed by means of high frequency microwaves and a heater which can be used alternately or in combination depending on situations to obtain the most preferably heating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ichiroh Hori, Kazumi Hirai, Mitsuo Akiyoshi, Yoshio Mitsumoto
  • Patent number: 4675507
    Abstract: A heat cooking apparatus is provided with a heater comprising a plurality of metal, electric heating wires and a plurality of mica to insulate said wires, which is formed as a flat shape to provide on the outside of the heating chamber with substantially the same area as the ceiling of heating chamber, and which is firmly mounted onto said ceiling of the heating chamber by a heat resistant insulator and a metal keep plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuo Akiyoshi, Kazumi Hirai, Yoshio Mitsumoto, Ichiroh Hori